Fabric holders



Jan. 8, 1957 H. F. ROBINSON 2,776,705

FABRIC HOLDERS Filed-Feb. 5, 1955 INVENTOR. HARRY F'. ROBINSON.

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4 T TORNE X United States Patent Office FABRIC HOLDERS Harry F.Robinson, Cincinnati, Ohio Application February 3, 1955, Serial No.485,957

4 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to a fabric holder andmore particularly to a device insertable between the cushion support andthe back or side arms to maintain the slip cover placed on furniture ina neat, orderly position.

Upholstered furniture has a crevice between the seat, back and armrests. The usual procedure in fitting a slip cover to the unit is toallow suflicient material to permit tucking the material into thecrevices. However this excess material pulls out causing an untidyappearance to the unit. My invention contemplates overcoming thisdefect. The device is pushed into the fold and locks the fold in placeto maintain the material in a smooth, fixed position.

The object of my invention is to provide a formed device havingresilient members along the engaging edges and yieldable membersconnecting said resilient members whereby the device can be collapsedfor insertion between two angularly disposed members for expansiontherebetween for holding a slip cover in position on upholsteredfurniture.

Further objects will become apparent as the description progresses.

My invention will be further readily understood from the followingdescription and claims and from the drawings in which latter:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder.

Fig. 2 is a detail section, taken in the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a section of a piece of furniture withmy improved holder in place.

2,776,705 Patented Jan. 8, 1957 My improved fabric holder comprises apair of formed spring steel members 11 of V formation. Rigid bars 12connect the extended ends of the spring members and are encased in a.resilient material 13 to form friction producing edges. Rivets 14 jointhe parts together.

The slip cover 15 is tucked between the back 16 or side arm and the seat17, the fabric holder is compressed to bring the members 13 together andpushed into the crevice over the slip cover, drawing the slip covertightly over the seat and back. Release of the fabric holder causes thefriction producing edges to spread apart under urging of the springmembers to lock the friction edges in place and hold the slip cover inplace.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A fabric holder comprising a pair of members yieldable in onedirection, rigid connections between said members, and resilientcoverings over said connections.

2. A fabric holder comprising a pair of yieldable members formed in a Vshape, said members having rigid members connecting the free endsthereof, and said rigid members covered with a resilient material toform friction producing edges.

3. A fabric holder comprising a pair of yieldable members formed in a Vshape and capable of being compressed, rigid members connecting therespective free ends of said yieldable members, and resilient coversover said rigid members.

4. In combination with a slip cover for upholstered furniture, a fabricholder arranged to be inserted between the back and seat or side arm andseat, and comprising a yieldable member provided with friction producingedges capable of being compressed into position and expanding uponrelease to hold the slip cover in position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,714,779 Harris May 28, 1929 2,205,524 Gareis June 25, 1940 FOREIGNPATENTS 303,282 Great Britain Jan. 3, 1929

